Who did the Holy Spirit come upon?
Was it upon the twelve that it [the Holy Spirit] came? Not so; but upon the hundred and twenty. For Peter would not have quoted to no purpose the testimony of the prophet, saying, 'And it shall come...
View ArticleDiscipline
We truly love God and keep His commandments if we restrain ourselves from our pleasures. For he who still abandons himself to unlawful desires certainly does not love God, since he contradicts Him in...
View ArticleThe Holy Resurrection
Today the Angels leap with joy and all of the Heavenly Powers rejoice, elated because of the salvation of mankind. If because of the repentance of a single person there is joy in Heaven and earth, more...
View ArticleChrist’s descent to hades
"While the devil imagined that he got a hold of Christ, he really lost all of those he was keeping."
View ArticleDisciplining and raising children – Part II
11. Therefore I beg you to take care for the good upbringing of your children. First of all think of the salvation of their souls. God has placed you as the heads and teachers over your families. It is...
View ArticleIf we were true Christians….
There would be no need for sermons, if our lives were shining; there would be no need for words, if we bore witness with our deeds. There would be no pagans, if we were true Christians.
View ArticleBecome an agent of peace
What are you saying? "Shall I forgive him?" Christ is saying, "Yes!" This sacrifice was instituted for the sake of peace with your brother. Accordingly, if the sacrifice was instituted for the sake of...
View ArticleContemplation on the 9th hour of Holy Tuesday (2)
Wars and Rumors of Wars (Matt 24:6) He is speaking of wars in Jerusalem…for there are many wars and calamities in the world at large, which have always been and will always be. For before this, were...
View ArticleVanity
Why do you beat the air and run in vain? Every occupation has a purpose, obviously. Tell me then, what is the purpose of all the activity of the world? Answer, I challenge you! It is vanity ofÂ...
View ArticleCommentary on 1 Timothy 2:12 – The role of women
“Let the women learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was...
View ArticleContemplation on the 3rd hour of Great Thursday (1)
Why did He keep the Passover? To indicate in every way and until the last day that He was not opposed to the law. And for what possible reason does He send them to an unknown person? To also show by...
View ArticleContemplation on the 11th hour of the Eve of Thursday (1)
Glorify Him; flee from vainglory! (John 12:44-50) Why do you adorn your body, while your soul is neglected, possessed by uncleanness? Why don't you care as much about your soul as you do for your...
View ArticleThe colt & the resemblance
Realize how obedient the colt was, how being unbroken and having never known the rein, did not resist but went on orderly. This was the prophecy of the future, signifying the submissiveness of the...
View ArticleDisciplining and raising children – Part III
21. Tell me, which trees are best? Do we not prefer those that are inwardly strong, and are not injured by rainstorms, or hail, or gusts of wind, or by any sort of harsh weather, but stand exposed to...
View ArticleThe Nativity Sermon
"I behold a new and wondrous mystery! My ears resound to the shepherd's song, piping no soft melody, but loudly chanting a heavenly hymn! The angels sing! The archangels blend their voices in harmony!...
View ArticlePrayers: St. John Chrysostom’s Hourly Prayers
1. O Lord, deprive me not of Thy heavenly blessings; 2. O Lord, deliver me from eternal torment; 3. O Lord, if I have sinned in my mind or thought, in word deed, forgive me. 4. O Lord, deliver me from...
View ArticleSermon on the Resurrection by Saint John Chrysostom
Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! If any man is a devout lover of God, let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast. If any man is a wise servant, let him rejoicing enter into the joy of the...
View ArticleWho is Saint John Chrysostom?
Doctor of the Church (A.D. 407) Introduction Saint John Chrysostom's life gives us a sense of the awesome cost of Christian discipleship and of the truth that with God all things are possible. This...
View ArticleContemplation on the 6th hour of Holy Wednesday (1)
The soul heated like a burning fire will not be quenched until it is consumed; a man who commits fornication with his near of kin will never cease until the fire burns him up. 17 To a fornicator all...
View ArticleCommentary on 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 – The role of women (2)
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. Having abated the disturbance both from the tongues and...
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